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the latest from western syria, where more than 100 people were killed today as they waited in line for bred. mohammed jamjoon is in bay routes. >> reporter: a scene filled with carnage. a massacre, screams the man. they targeted the bakery. a bakery where hungry civilians have been standing in line to get bread. one eyewitness described the grizzly aftermath. >> from 200 meters away, i could see corpses as i walked toward the bakery. bodies piled on top of each other, it was an impossible scene. there was no word to describe it. >> he was one of the first on the scene filmed this video. the wounded are carried away as rebels and civilians dig up mangled corporations from the rubble. shock and grief quickly turned to anger. where are you world asks this man pointing to the destruction. come see the bodies. they were waiting for bread. activists tell cnn this town is full of anti-regime sentiment. >> he was liberated a week ago. the regime surrounded it completely, cutting us off from the world no one was allowed in or out. even water and bread were cut off. we're able to reach an aid or
the latest from western syria, where more than 100 people were killed today as they waited in line for bred. mohammed jamjoon is in bay routes. >> reporter: a scene filled with carnage. a massacre, screams the man. they targeted the bakery. a bakery where hungry civilians have been standing in line to get bread. one eyewitness described the grizzly aftermath. >> from 200 meters away, i could see corpses as i walked toward the bakery. bodies piled on top of each other, it was an...
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he and his crew were kidnapped shortly after crossing into syria. he says the syrian loyalist psychological torture, threatening several times to kill them. they were freed after the captors were killed in a firefight at a rebel checkpoint. >> the last five days are days that we would rather forget. >> he believes his captors wanted to trade his crew for iranian and lebanese prisoners held by rebel forces. >> the queen made attending a cabinet meeting. the move raised some eyebrows. the queen is required to remain neutral on political matters. the government says the queen attended as an observer in honor of her 60 years of the british throne. >> a record-setting fine for toyota, the maximum amount allowed by law. the national traffic safety ministrations as they fell to quickly report problems and delayed a safety recall. this is the fourth foreign of its current against toyota in the last two years. -- the fourth kind. >> aaa estimates 40% of washington metropolitan area residents will travel this holiday, up from last year. the average round-trip
he and his crew were kidnapped shortly after crossing into syria. he says the syrian loyalist psychological torture, threatening several times to kill them. they were freed after the captors were killed in a firefight at a rebel checkpoint. >> the last five days are days that we would rather forget. >> he believes his captors wanted to trade his crew for iranian and lebanese prisoners held by rebel forces. >> the queen made attending a cabinet meeting. the move raised some...
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journalist and his team make a daring escape after being held hostage in syria. the details are coming your way as we continue. and what is ahead in the forecast. >> we hope the winds will settle down later. and at this hour, they're still gusting to 30 as colder air comes rolling back into town. i will let you know what to expect for your wednesday. scott, what are you working on in sports? >> the ride skins concerns will be on the quarterback to the guys protecting that, the injuries to the offensive line may mean a shuffling to the bodies up front. details are ahead in the sports edge. . >>> a new sense of urgency. we'll look inside. >>> and a lot of interesting things while riding on the subway. you have ever seen a piano board? there you go. i thought i saw it all. jesse got on the train with her owners and needless to say, everyone was surprised. some even took pictures of the pony with the cameras. or video like this one and didn't seem to mind it at all. speculating that the pony belongs to a circus. why it's on the train ismy a
journalist and his team make a daring escape after being held hostage in syria. the details are coming your way as we continue. and what is ahead in the forecast. >> we hope the winds will settle down later. and at this hour, they're still gusting to 30 as colder air comes rolling back into town. i will let you know what to expect for your wednesday. scott, what are you working on in sports? >> the ride skins concerns will be on the quarterback to the guys protecting that, the...
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arab league special envoy for syria says the country faces two choices, hell or political process. met with russia's foreign minister in moscow a short time ago, and they both urged an end to syria's 21-month-long civil war. they warned that things may only get worse if peace does not happen. >> the conflict is not only more and more militarized, it is more sectarian. if we're not careful, if the syrians themselves are not careful, it will be a mainly sectarian conflict with really dire consequences for the people of syria. >> it's not clear if the syrian regime or the rebels are listening because fighting continues to rage there. >>> we want to update you on a story that we brought you last weekend about a young indian woman who was robbed and gang raped. >> the 23-year-old woman has died now of her injuries at a singapore hospital. and the suspects in her brutal attack are facing murder charges at this point. >> cnn is in india's capital new delhi. police have tightened security there. by how much? and are they worried about massive new protests? >> reporter: you're right. they w
arab league special envoy for syria says the country faces two choices, hell or political process. met with russia's foreign minister in moscow a short time ago, and they both urged an end to syria's 21-month-long civil war. they warned that things may only get worse if peace does not happen. >> the conflict is not only more and more militarized, it is more sectarian. if we're not careful, if the syrians themselves are not careful, it will be a mainly sectarian conflict with really dire...
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special envoy to syria rahimi said. "we have exchanged opinions about the possible steps that can we taken in the future. the syrian president spoke about his view regardi the situation. i also talked about the meetings i had in the region and outside the region and i also talked about which steps i see appropriate to be taken to help the syrian people get out of this crisis." this meeting after 100 people who had gone without bread for one week were killed as they lined up at a bakery. the batdeath toll is expected to up. now at 100. syrian warplanes bombed them. you must be warned. the video you are about to see is extremely graphic. >> reporter: a voice filled with horror. a scene full of carnage. a massacre screams the man. they targeted the bakery where hungry syrians lined up to get bread. >> translator: from 200 meter as way i could see corpses. the people could not be described. bodies piled on top of each other. an impossible scene. there is no word to describe it. >> reporter: one of the first on the scene fil
special envoy to syria rahimi said. "we have exchanged opinions about the possible steps that can we taken in the future. the syrian president spoke about his view regardi the situation. i also talked about the meetings i had in the region and outside the region and i also talked about which steps i see appropriate to be taken to help the syrian people get out of this crisis." this meeting after 100 people who had gone without bread for one week were killed as they lined up at a...
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the civil war in syria already tragic on a dwloebl scale. took a shocking turn for the worst today. [ yelling ] >> this is a small village in western syria. more than 100 people were killed in a bombing here. some say the death toll is higher. according to witnesses, syrian military -- a syrian military jet dropped three bombs on this town on the spot where scores of people were standing in line for bread. >>> a ban on proezs doughfied in new delhi, india. riot police blasting protesters with high pressure water hoses. demonstrators hit the streets after a woman was gang-raped on a moving city bus last weekend. they're defending the toughening of india's rape laws. meanwhile, further knott a protest over the assault of another woman turned deadly wrash a video journalist was killed by police gunfire in protests there. >>> one of the most senior navy s.e.a.l. officers is dead in afghanistan. investigators believe he killed himself. this is the officer i'm talking about. navy commander joe w. price, 42 years old. a pentagon official says there
the civil war in syria already tragic on a dwloebl scale. took a shocking turn for the worst today. [ yelling ] >> this is a small village in western syria. more than 100 people were killed in a bombing here. some say the death toll is higher. according to witnesses, syrian military -- a syrian military jet dropped three bombs on this town on the spot where scores of people were standing in line for bread. >>> a ban on proezs doughfied in new delhi, india. riot police blasting...
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what exactly is syria doing. >> good morning, ra ndi. >> he says that syria has started moving its chemical weapons from various sites across the country and consolidated into one site. safe guard these weapons and make sure they don't fall in the hands of the wrong people. there were a lot of concern about this over the last few months. russia is taking this syria and trying to make sure these weapons don't fall into the wrong hands. the u.s. administration, as well as many other countries said for the last few weeks and the last few months if syria used chemical weapons that would be a red line and suffer severe consequences because of it, randi. >> are the weapons still a threat to the rebels? >> well, the rebels maintain that the weapons are a threat to them and a threat to the general population to syria. they said that they believe assad and his regime would result to utilizing those weapons. we should add, though, that the regime said on many occasions that they don't have chemical weapons. they said if they did, they would never utilize those weapons against their own population. it
what exactly is syria doing. >> good morning, ra ndi. >> he says that syria has started moving its chemical weapons from various sites across the country and consolidated into one site. safe guard these weapons and make sure they don't fall in the hands of the wrong people. there were a lot of concern about this over the last few months. russia is taking this syria and trying to make sure these weapons don't fall into the wrong hands. the u.s. administration, as well as many other...
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. >> in news overseas the bodies of the dead are being carried away in syria today. at least 397 people were killed saturday. that is the deadliest day so far in the 21-month long civil war. another 52 died today. the joint u.n. arab league envoy said the situation is rapidly deteriorating but that a solution is still possible. >>> in massachusetts boston's mayor lifted a snow emergency a little earlier today. more than a foot of snow fell on several towns across that state overnight. crews are clearing tons of snow in the gillette stadium now preparing for the patriots/dolphins game this afternoon. >>> keep it here as the clock ticks to the fiscal cliff. we are live on capitol hill and at the white house. plus we'll be back with a full hour at 2:00 p.m. eastern here in the cnn newsroom. we'll see you then. >>> it was one of the most important diplomatic missions in history. also one of the most clandestine and risky. four decades ago henry kissinger, then president nixon's national security adviser, secretly flew to china beginning a string of meetings that would ev
. >> in news overseas the bodies of the dead are being carried away in syria today. at least 397 people were killed saturday. that is the deadliest day so far in the 21-month long civil war. another 52 died today. the joint u.n. arab league envoy said the situation is rapidly deteriorating but that a solution is still possible. >>> in massachusetts boston's mayor lifted a snow emergency a little earlier today. more than a foot of snow fell on several towns across that state...
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he has been our voice from inside syria. he willingly and repeatedly put his own safety at risk to tell us about the brutality of the assad regime and the horrors of the war raging around him. last week, relatives showed that he, shown on the right, and his brother, were taken away by syrian police and are held in a facility notorious for torture and abuse. their family said time is of the essence. they created a facebook page to raise awareness and demand their release. they want us to tell their story in hopes that someone inside the syrian regime will listen. we want to make sure zaidoun's voice is still heard. here, he tells anderson his people will keep fighting whatever the cost. >> nobody cares for us. everybody knows the story. it's okay. we know now the world is happy watching us being killed, and we will do it on our own, even if it takes us ten years. we are in the streets and it will not change. we will not retreat, we will not give up. >> there's no going back? >> no way. you know, if we go back, this is just li
he has been our voice from inside syria. he willingly and repeatedly put his own safety at risk to tell us about the brutality of the assad regime and the horrors of the war raging around him. last week, relatives showed that he, shown on the right, and his brother, were taken away by syrian police and are held in a facility notorious for torture and abuse. their family said time is of the essence. they created a facebook page to raise awareness and demand their release. they want us to tell...
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from iran to syria to libya to egypt to israeli, palestinian standoff over gaza, the obama administration's wishes have seldom been.raedpt >> we and the world haveed join in condemning the brutality of the assad regime. >> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and i do. >> and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a coverup. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bottom. >> -- bomb. >> i will not keep american es in harm's way a single day required than is absolutely necessary for our national security. gwen: there's a lot of unfinished business. >> you can call the year of 2012 the year of unsolved problems. par of that didn't include, congress orks north korea. even china is bumping up against its neighbors and it's striking how little of this was discussed. but the economy always gets in the way of foreign policy. about the only piece to foreign policy that made its way to the campaign is first president obama's o
from iran to syria to libya to egypt to israeli, palestinian standoff over gaza, the obama administration's wishes have seldom been.raedpt >> we and the world haveed join in condemning the brutality of the assad regime. >> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and i do. >> and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a coverup. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran...
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it's a small village in western syria. witnesses say a government warplane dropped bombs on a bakery today where long lines of people were waiting just to get some bread. more than 100 people are dead now. i want to talk to cnn's mohammed j j jamjoon. >> reporter: it's horrific details that have emerged the past few hours since we first reported this bombing. activists tell us that around 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. local in syria today that this warplane dropped this shell on this bakery. they say that hundreds of people were lined up outside, that there had been shortages of food throughout the last week. this was the first day that that bakery that had been hit was open and that because of that, at least 100 people they say were killed. the video that we've seen posted online, we can't independently verify it, but it seems to be corroborated by what we've been told by activists. it shows an absolutely grisly scene, mangled bodies in the wreckage of the building and the rubble. you see rebel free syrian army soldiers and civilians
it's a small village in western syria. witnesses say a government warplane dropped bombs on a bakery today where long lines of people were waiting just to get some bread. more than 100 people are dead now. i want to talk to cnn's mohammed j j jamjoon. >> reporter: it's horrific details that have emerged the past few hours since we first reported this bombing. activists tell us that around 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. local in syria today that this warplane dropped this shell on this bakery. they say...
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. >>> russia's top diplomat and international envoy to syria are warning that syria's civil war is threatening the fragile stability of the mideast. u.n. arab league envoy rahimi met with russian foreign minister lavrov in moscow today. they're trying to bring the regime and rebels to the bargaining table. >> you know, the only alternative is really help for political process. then we have got all of us to work ceaselessly for particular causes. it is difficult. it is very complicated. but there is no other choice. >> but despite the international appeal for a peaceful political transition, fighting continues to rage in syria. syrian opposition activists say at least 88 people have been killed just today. >>> the senate has approved a bill extending secret eavesdropping overseas. the measure is headed to president obama who's expected to sign it. cnn's brian todd takes a closer look at the controversial foreign surveillance act. >> reporter: he ordered it just after 9/11, and it became one of the most controversial tactics used by former president george w. bush and his security team to fight
. >>> russia's top diplomat and international envoy to syria are warning that syria's civil war is threatening the fragile stability of the mideast. u.n. arab league envoy rahimi met with russian foreign minister lavrov in moscow today. they're trying to bring the regime and rebels to the bargaining table. >> you know, the only alternative is really help for political process. then we have got all of us to work ceaselessly for particular causes. it is difficult. it is very...
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. >>> coming up next an nbc reporter and crew making a daring escape after being kidnapped in syria. the redskins can lock in a playoff spot as soon as this weekend. we'll tell you how it could happen coming up. [ femamale announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.48 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> nbc news correspondent richard engel and his crew are free tonight after kidnapped in syria. they were abducted last thursday. they were blindfolded and moved around to different safe houses. yesterday they drove to a check point manned by rebel fighters. the gun battle broke out and two of the kidnappers were killed. engel and his crew were not hurt. the rebels drove them into turkey where they were set
. >>> coming up next an nbc reporter and crew making a daring escape after being kidnapped in syria. the redskins can lock in a playoff spot as soon as this weekend. we'll tell you how it could happen coming up. [ femamale announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.48 and dessert...
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arwa damon is one of a few western journalists in syria tonight. she's reporting citizens of aleppo are returning home or in some cases to what's left of their homes. many buildings are left in ruin due to fighting between opposition fighters and government troops. plus, food and water is hard to find. but that's not stopping people from returning with hopes that opposition forces may be getting the upper hand in the civil war. >>> a faculty member and one other person were killed at casper college in wyoming today. before the attacker apparently committed suicide. police say there were no firearms involved but that the attacker used some type of sharp-edged weapon. >>> and this surveillance video could show one of the two winners of the $587.5 million powerball jackpot. it's from a gas station in maryland. witnesses say he walked in to check the numbers and lo and behold, they matched. he hasn't officially come forward as the winner. a family in missouri has been confirmed as the owner of the other winning ticket. ashleigh? >>> we are just two day
arwa damon is one of a few western journalists in syria tonight. she's reporting citizens of aleppo are returning home or in some cases to what's left of their homes. many buildings are left in ruin due to fighting between opposition fighters and government troops. plus, food and water is hard to find. but that's not stopping people from returning with hopes that opposition forces may be getting the upper hand in the civil war. >>> a faculty member and one other person were killed at...
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. >>> ahead on "reliable sources" a harrowing ordeal in syria for richard engel. risk-taking reporters in just a moment. who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app allows you to quickly calculate your mortgage payment based on today's incredibly low interest rates... right from your iphone or android smartphone. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ >>> richard engel is one of those reporters who just can't stay away from danger from iraq to afghanistan, from lebanon to egypt. magnetically attracted to war zones. i was sickened to learn that he and his crew had been kidnapped what engel later described as progovernment militants in syria. >> hello, how are you? >> sigh of relief. it was announced that he was safe inside neighboring turkey. he later popped up on "today" show to describe what happened. >> a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes. they dragged us out of the car. >> what followed was a five-day ordeal that is chilling to listen to. >> we weren't p
. >>> ahead on "reliable sources" a harrowing ordeal in syria for richard engel. risk-taking reporters in just a moment. who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app allows you to quickly calculate your mortgage payment based on today's incredibly low interest rates... right from your iphone or android smartphone. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ >>> richard engel is one of those...
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there are concerns syria could use the scud missiles to launch chemical weapons at the rebel forces. >> bay area crab fishermen trying to make up for lost time. >> been about 30 hours, 34 hours, something like that. >> to bring the watch in. >> to bring it in. >> what they are doing to make sure there is a lot of fresh crab. >> good morning. southbound 680, this traffic has improved quite a bit. we will tell you more. ight ♪ [ abrupt record scratch, music stops ] what!? it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, 100% whole grain oats... and that sweet honey taste. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. [ female announcer ] find your favorite and fall in love with the great taste of cheerios. . >>> the bay area's crab boats are making their way back to shore and they say they caught plenty of crab. this is new video just into the newsroom from pier45, crabs being unloaded from boats, many of the crabs will be in fish markets and at restaurants before noon today. fishermen say they are trying to make
there are concerns syria could use the scud missiles to launch chemical weapons at the rebel forces. >> bay area crab fishermen trying to make up for lost time. >> been about 30 hours, 34 hours, something like that. >> to bring the watch in. >> to bring it in. >> what they are doing to make sure there is a lot of fresh crab. >> good morning. southbound 680, this traffic has improved quite a bit. we will tell you more. ight ♪ [ abrupt record scratch, music...
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jaime: you have to become more concerned about syria at this point. have they crossed the red line and should we respond. >> first of all let's be clear that most initial reports are wrong. it could be what is used is white phosphorus which is not a chemical weapon, when it's dropped from an aircraft and fired from artillery shells it looks a lot like a chemical weapon because it gives off a huge white cloud and oftentimes people mistake that for chemical weapons. in this desperation bashar al-assad authorized the use of sarin, the effects on the pheupl teaon the military is minute but on towns and cities it could be absolutely catastrophic. jaime: how will we know and what will we do? >> there are two indicators. number one is when the syrian army issues gas masks and protective clothing to their soldiers. there is some that suggest that bashar al-assad has ordered that to be done. sadly the next indication is extensive civilian casualties, again particularly in cities and towns. there are reasons why bashar al-assad should not do this. one is the af
jaime: you have to become more concerned about syria at this point. have they crossed the red line and should we respond. >> first of all let's be clear that most initial reports are wrong. it could be what is used is white phosphorus which is not a chemical weapon, when it's dropped from an aircraft and fired from artillery shells it looks a lot like a chemical weapon because it gives off a huge white cloud and oftentimes people mistake that for chemical weapons. in this desperation...
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for more than a year now we have been getting regular updates from inside syria from a brave man that told me that since the beginning of his revolution, since he gandy manneding freedom for his voice, that he can hear his voice for the first time. we are getting word from his family this week that he has been detained with his brother and are holding them in a location called building 215 it's an infamous facility used for torture and abuse. you see him standing on the right side of this photo. he is a medical student. the relatives say that time is of the essence to free them. theyen watt us to tell this story tonight in the hopes that someone inside syria, someone inside the regime will listen. the family posted a facebook page demanding the brothers release, in declaring the assad regime responsible for their well being. as i said, he came on this program more than a dozen times, updating us on what is happening inside syria, what he was seeing with his own eyes. he knew he was putting his life at risk. i spoke to him repeatedly about this. and i spoke to him less that two weeks a
for more than a year now we have been getting regular updates from inside syria from a brave man that told me that since the beginning of his revolution, since he gandy manneding freedom for his voice, that he can hear his voice for the first time. we are getting word from his family this week that he has been detained with his brother and are holding them in a location called building 215 it's an infamous facility used for torture and abuse. you see him standing on the right side of this...
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there is no option but to return to syria once the conflict ends. >> syria is ours. it is not for the assads or those who are more powerful than them. >> they are most like syrian families. they djust want to be able to go back home and be part of their country's future. >> interestingly, the russian president appears to be distancing himself from the syrian president, speaking in the last half hour saying russia is not backing the syrian government at any cost. a different tone from someone who has been one of assad's allies. >> president assad has not visited moscow a lot during his tenure. he visited european capitals more often been then we are advocating a solution which would prevent a collapse of the region and the continued civil war. what is our proposal about? what is our position about? not to retain the regime price, but first people should agree on how their participation would guarantee the ruling. not by first destroying everything and then trying to negotiate. >> the media conference is ongoing. he has been speaking for three hours. he gets an opportu
there is no option but to return to syria once the conflict ends. >> syria is ours. it is not for the assads or those who are more powerful than them. >> they are most like syrian families. they djust want to be able to go back home and be part of their country's future. >> interestingly, the russian president appears to be distancing himself from the syrian president, speaking in the last half hour saying russia is not backing the syrian government at any cost. a different...
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. >>> and a real scare in syria turns into a real happy ending. tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part, the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. the language is similar to president obama's call for meaningful action, but contribution from the nra remains to be seen. but several republican politicians are already headed in the direction of change. michigan governor rick snyder saw republicans in his state legislature pass a bill to allow guns in schools and day care centers. the bill was passed one day before the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. today the republican governor vetoed the bill. according to the detroit news, snyd
. >>> and a real scare in syria turns into a real happy ending. tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part,...
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also, all the various uprisings in the middle east from egypt to the tragedy still going on in syria. i think we're at a new place in the middle east where we have a younger generation that's using a new tool in the environment, technology. during egypt's uprising, for instance, i was getting tweets and twist at which timers and facebook posts and i can imagine you, don, trying to get to the american media to spread the word. so i think that the path we're on now, while it's still bloody and tragic, maybe a better path towards eventual peace in the u.s. i'm not predicting it for 2013. the last is the gay marriage story. you can't legislate love, but you can support love when it's there. and i think people are growing and progressing and i think ultimately that's a big story for this year, as far as evolution is concerned. >> you know, it's interesting. as you were reeling off those stories and those are just a few of them, having to cover these stories, you wonder why we aren't -- the news people aren't the most depressed people in the world. but then the viewer is also taking it in a
also, all the various uprisings in the middle east from egypt to the tragedy still going on in syria. i think we're at a new place in the middle east where we have a younger generation that's using a new tool in the environment, technology. during egypt's uprising, for instance, i was getting tweets and twist at which timers and facebook posts and i can imagine you, don, trying to get to the american media to spread the word. so i think that the path we're on now, while it's still bloody and...
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. >> still to come and good morning washington, growing concerns over the crisis in syria. >> looking a lot more like christmas outside the white house. the first family of flipped the switch on the national christmas tree. it is the first year for this particular 30-foot tree. that is carrying on a 90 year tradition. >> very pretty. >> it was a little cold out. it is 4:41 right now. >> things are not too bad temperature-wise. we bottomed out yesterday with the thermometer. this morning, the clouds are back, and so is the rain. we have a spotty showers across west virginia and in north western maryland. this will be very sporadic throughout the day. our temperatures, feeling better, 39 degrees at reagan national. 38 at dulles. we will make up to seasonable averages this afternoon. a few showers, especially this morning. we will see some later tonight. our high temperature between 48 degrees and 52 degrees. >> good friday morning. i am finding nothing but good news. good morning to our nation's capitol. here we are. no problems on of the southwest freeway getting on to new york ave. we
. >> still to come and good morning washington, growing concerns over the crisis in syria. >> looking a lot more like christmas outside the white house. the first family of flipped the switch on the national christmas tree. it is the first year for this particular 30-foot tree. that is carrying on a 90 year tradition. >> very pretty. >> it was a little cold out. it is 4:41 right now. >> things are not too bad temperature-wise. we bottomed out yesterday with the...
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strength and look at syria and egypt and we're getting out of afghanistan and i have seen a moment of u.s. weakness and chaos following. >> chris: well, on that -- on that cheerful note... thank you, panel, see you next week, don't forget to check out panel plus where our group picks up with a discussion on our web site, foxnewssunday.com and we post the video before noon eastern time and make sure to follow us on twitter @foxnewssunday. up next our power player of the week. ♪ aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported case in 12 years. aids is strong. aids is strong. but we are stronger. and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. â
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. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the turkish side. syrian shells have landed on turkish territory itself also causing casualties. it could be vulnerable to serbian missile fire, turkey asked to protect against any such threat, we are deploying two patriot battalions here to turkey, along with the troops that are necessary to man those batteries. so that we can help turkey had a missile defense that they may very well need in dealing with threats that come out of syria. >> the american defense secretary announcing that the u.s. was joining germany and benevolence in providing patriot missiles. does this
. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the...
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. >>> and richard, save in syria, after being kidnapped with his news crew. he describes those details for us. >>> our plan "b" would protect american taxpayers who make $1 million or less. and have all of their current rates extended. >> well, two weeks until taxes go up on nearly every american, house speaker john boehner is making another game of political chess on the fiscal cliff. he and eric cantor announcing last hour that he would introduce a plan for the bush tax rates of those making $1 million or less. this news comes from president obama placed another counteroffer on the table, his third one in nine days. joining me in kristen welker, nbc news correspondent. chr kristen, what do you make in light of the boehner plan put on the table? the president unupped them here. >> you look at the polls, they show if we do in fact go over the fiscal cliff, the majority of americans would place the blame on republicans. so house speaker john boehner putting forward the proposal that would increase taxes on those making $1 million or more. harry reid already re
. >>> and richard, save in syria, after being kidnapped with his news crew. he describes those details for us. >>> our plan "b" would protect american taxpayers who make $1 million or less. and have all of their current rates extended. >> well, two weeks until taxes go up on nearly every american, house speaker john boehner is making another game of political chess on the fiscal cliff. he and eric cantor announcing last hour that he would introduce a plan for...
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if you have the initiative to buy a plane ticket and go to libya, syria, and start reporting on the war, within a year, you can be an established war reporter and that is a wonderful thing about journalism, but also extremely dangerous. >> tell me about your personal experience. obviously part of the reason you wrote this book was because of your friend. you also wrote it based on an experience you had when there was a moment you were in a war zone and realized it could be me. >> i was in sierra leone, at a rebel check point. these guys stepped out of the jungle with machine guns and basically threatened to kill everybody. they obviously didn't. i spent about 15 minutes trying to get myself ready for that and obviously, it was a 15 minutes i thought i was going to be executed and it was a 15 minutes that really changed me and so, i wrote about that in the article for "vanity fair", but then later, i thought wouldn't it be interesting if we ratcheted it up a bit fictionally to figure out what happens in a situation like that, like they do start killing people. how do you react? >> it's i
if you have the initiative to buy a plane ticket and go to libya, syria, and start reporting on the war, within a year, you can be an established war reporter and that is a wonderful thing about journalism, but also extremely dangerous. >> tell me about your personal experience. obviously part of the reason you wrote this book was because of your friend. you also wrote it based on an experience you had when there was a moment you were in a war zone and realized it could be me. >> i...
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i think that solving syria, moving syria into a different place changes the game for all the other great powers with iran. >> i would love -- i'm out of time. i would love to get going with morsi. david sanger with egypt and morsi, is this going to be a situation, does he back off of this a little bit because there's such an uprising? >> yeah, you'd think so but so far his public signals have been doubling down on passing the constitution that would give him these big powers. i can't imagine that's a particularly sustainable position after he saw what happened to mubarak. >> right, he wouldn't be there. >> steve, what is the role of the united states in trying to push morrissey on this? >> i think a $4.9 billion imf package. and a very narrow window morsi has to influence the economic v vector for the country. and if he doesn't figure out a way to work with other parts of the egyptian political establishment that money is going to disappear. it's all financial leverage. >>> next the bizarre head scratching move from the romney campaign. plus, the showdown of 2012 is upon us. we'll tell y
i think that solving syria, moving syria into a different place changes the game for all the other great powers with iran. >> i would love -- i'm out of time. i would love to get going with morsi. david sanger with egypt and morsi, is this going to be a situation, does he back off of this a little bit because there's such an uprising? >> yeah, you'd think so but so far his public signals have been doubling down on passing the constitution that would give him these big powers. i...
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. >>> in syria's capital, damascus, two bombs, ten dead. one a car bomb exploded in a damascus neighborhood, the other a shelling at a bakery in a suburb. syrian state tv calls it a terrorist explosion. >>> bp agreed to pay up for its role in one of the worst oil spills in history and now a judge has signed off on it. they settled for an estimated $7.8 billion the money to go to thousands of businesses and people affected by the spill. they pled guilty last month for the explosion that killed 11 people. >>> millions of us are getting ready to travel for the holidays and are already on the road. the bad news, if you're driving, gas prices just hit a speed bump. after falling for most of last month, the average price per gallon is up 1.2 cents to $3.24. the good news, that it's about the same price it was a year ago. >>> drivers in the middle of the country also have to deal with this. take a look at cleveland, ohio. as a major winter storm raced through there yesterday. the day before, the blizzard left nine inches in places like omaha, nebr
. >>> in syria's capital, damascus, two bombs, ten dead. one a car bomb exploded in a damascus neighborhood, the other a shelling at a bakery in a suburb. syrian state tv calls it a terrorist explosion. >>> bp agreed to pay up for its role in one of the worst oil spills in history and now a judge has signed off on it. they settled for an estimated $7.8 billion the money to go to thousands of businesses and people affected by the spill. they pled guilty last month for the...
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sectarian divisions in syria there are key and the iranian government. position the guardian of what has happening in syria has alienated there are key sunni population even more so i think what happened last week which sparked all of this was a very small event just a few bodyguards of one of the sunni lawmaker whatever stood and then it sparked this huge unprecedented wave of anger along sectarian lines and today some demonstrators suggested they want to bring down the government i coring the slogan and popular votes that are completed elsewhere in the our world our we're likely to see the arab spring reaches rock. there are attempts and i think it is a different case because the same parties including iraq coalition wordless in the. politicians who whose bodyguards were arrested belongs to these are partners in the government so they are. iraqi government is not just shia government or a government run by mr maliki they are growing very strong partner that you see prime minister is from and there are clear. and many of the ministers like mr elise . wh
sectarian divisions in syria there are key and the iranian government. position the guardian of what has happening in syria has alienated there are key sunni population even more so i think what happened last week which sparked all of this was a very small event just a few bodyguards of one of the sunni lawmaker whatever stood and then it sparked this huge unprecedented wave of anger along sectarian lines and today some demonstrators suggested they want to bring down the government i coring the...
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syria was part of the land. now syria is. member of the next nation. independent state. and turkey hasn't any rights. to. syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years in turkey you think. turkey steak which of course is an every day. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i had to. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere in syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral believe the turkey is a cursed one should its present commanders continue on their current course it didn't go. that was the christmas spirit becoming an obsession so by much as you can find out a bit later and. go back to church and you read the bible to find free. to remember what the holiday is supposed to be for i just think people should think that every year has to be the best christmas ever enjoyed oftenest a bit later in the program here on r.t. she hits the streets. so approaching twenty minutes past the hour here mosc
syria was part of the land. now syria is. member of the next nation. independent state. and turkey hasn't any rights. to. syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years in turkey you think. turkey steak which of course is an every day. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i had to. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere in...
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it will take no part in that regime change is his response to the two of syria's key rebel groups who demanded moscow apologizes for what he described as support. if an emotional response i understand that mr had tb is probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information just lost so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start from the premise that they should not only think about their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they think there is russia could play a role in the country's tragedy they should meet our representatives with no preconditions national notice. well also getting an exclusive interview with the foreign minister more official thoughts on the substance of the syrian crisis is coming up in a couple of hours' time meanwhile our reporters were on the ground bringing you the real stories of the bloodshed that's tearing syria apart their experiences make up . vents that shaped twenty
it will take no part in that regime change is his response to the two of syria's key rebel groups who demanded moscow apologizes for what he described as support. if an emotional response i understand that mr had tb is probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information just lost so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start...
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syria was. land but now syria is. member of united nations. independent state. turkey has any rights. to intervene. in policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years you think to stick with the courses and every day. people young people. from both sides so. if i were. well she did turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral...
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a tv reporter held hostage in syria is free tonight. >>> and standing together. a nation of strangers offers newtown
a tv reporter held hostage in syria is free tonight. >>> and standing together. a nation of strangers offers newtown
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diplomats are working with a median in an effort to try end the civil war in syria as states is raising n president may be using theical weapons against rebels. is concernedetta in damascus.hem the streets of cairo are, a night of protest people dead. was the worst violence began two weeks ago. demanding that president morsi rescind decreased in which he gave him to near absolute power. he says his government will have a dialogue started on saturday. >> chris christie spent the day capitol hill to pressure for reliefn the need assistance. thejersey was one of the superstar.m it is asking for $37 billion in aid and he is the second governor to come to washington to ask. andrew cuomo was in town on monday. >> metro is preparing for a huge inauguration. we will show you how the rest of the region is preparing. but gorgeous night. can is back with what we expect. until you hear the in d.c. for the military ball. here we go again. i have a preview of the redskins game. is it really a rivalry? preparationshe before president obama's inauguration. 2013tro began to sell featuring the image of t
diplomats are working with a median in an effort to try end the civil war in syria as states is raising n president may be using theical weapons against rebels. is concernedetta in damascus.hem the streets of cairo are, a night of protest people dead. was the worst violence began two weeks ago. demanding that president morsi rescind decreased in which he gave him to near absolute power. he says his government will have a dialogue started on saturday. >> chris christie spent the day...
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moscow says that the refusal of syria's k. opposition coalition to enter into dog. a log with the government is a road to nowhere and will result only in further bloodshed at a meeting with international peace envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated that dialogue is the only means to resolve the conflict is also stated on numerous occasions that although russia condemns methods the syrian army is using in the war it will take no part in regime change in his his response to the leader series key rebel group who demanded moscow apologizes for what he describes as support for president sat. the promotion is spent i understand that mr hurd tb is probably not very experienced in politics but he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to or opposition forces but we start from the premise that they should not only think of both their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they thi
moscow says that the refusal of syria's k. opposition coalition to enter into dog. a log with the government is a road to nowhere and will result only in further bloodshed at a meeting with international peace envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated that dialogue is the only means to resolve the conflict is also stated on numerous occasions that although russia condemns methods the syrian army is using in the war it will take no part in regime change in his his...
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hillary clinton issues a new issue to syria not to use chemical weapons. are they worried about something? >>> and rocking the white house, why the president is mixing it up with led zeppelin. first today's trivia question, how many sitting senators have served continuously since they were first elected? with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. l
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a christmas wish for peace and syria. with us we have volleyed carries you know, this better than anyone. starting with egypt president morsi completes a referendum you say it is the totalitarian it is long state? >> and a referendum without democracy moving forward but without acting as a democratic president in egypt despite the fall of dictator it is established by president marcy most of symbols -- societe they all oppose morsi so it does not look like in 2013 we will see a more democratic egypt. tracy: then what is the point*? the people overthrow the government then they are no closer. >> looked at the french revolution. tracy: so we could see more revolts in egypt? >> in 2013 we surely will see more revolt against the muslim brotherhood and a clash between the brotherhood tried to assert there power and civil society to dislodge them. tracy: now syria. will they put in a transitional government? >> whatever happens between now and half of 2013 anything would need to retrieve months to stabilize the country. the mil
a christmas wish for peace and syria. with us we have volleyed carries you know, this better than anyone. starting with egypt president morsi completes a referendum you say it is the totalitarian it is long state? >> and a referendum without democracy moving forward but without acting as a democratic president in egypt despite the fall of dictator it is established by president marcy most of symbols -- societe they all oppose morsi so it does not look like in 2013 we will see a more...
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rebels in syria report that they have made fresh gains and stormed an army brigade. this comes amidst a warning of fuel shortages that jeopardize the delivery of aid to people in syria. the iraqi president has been taken to hospital and the prime minister's office is calling it strap. egyptian public prosecutors, offering resignation after just weeks on the job. appointed by president mohammad morsi after he awarded himself sweeping new powers. the effort comes after protests from members of the judiciary. still to come on "gmt," downing street was rolling up the red carpet for a special visitor. the queen drop in for a cabinet meeting. now, a play that re-enacted the famous meeting between the head of the imf and dominique -- and a chambermaid is in paris. our correspondent has been to see it. >> all resemblance to living characters is entirely intentional. to a to 06 is not a crew replay of that inappropriate sexual encounter in that manhattan hotel. more a look into the psychological motives of a man who may be dominicks strauss con. >> we have very little idea of
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the international peace envoy to syria calls for a transitional government as the country succumbs to being a fertile ground for terrorists but artie's news crews recall how they covered the conflict in twenty twelve. and president putin signals he will sign the bill which includes a ban on americans adopting russian children while pledging to improve the lives of orphans within the country. good to have you company watching r.t. live from moscow with may and tree farm. now gun sales are surging to record levels in the u.s. president obama's pledge to tackle firearms ownership in the wake of the sandy hook school massacre has seen the shooting spree develop into a shopping spree for guns. and spoke to some of the store owners who are cashing in . about two minutes ago actually on this particular wall here. they are four rows down four rows across. with everything going probably to trade now with the possible everything everyone is floating. or just to the right away gun stores all across the u.s. are reporting record sales just two weeks after the tragic shooting at the elementary sch
the international peace envoy to syria calls for a transitional government as the country succumbs to being a fertile ground for terrorists but artie's news crews recall how they covered the conflict in twenty twelve. and president putin signals he will sign the bill which includes a ban on americans adopting russian children while pledging to improve the lives of orphans within the country. good to have you company watching r.t. live from moscow with may and tree farm. now gun sales are...
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the arab spring triggered civil war in syria. more than 40,000 people died as rebels try to force out dictator assad. u.s. troops are now in neighboring turkey. the muslim brotherhood rose to power in egypt after the country's first free election. but hundreds of thousands are rejecting president morci's iron hand. israeli forces bombed gaza for eight straight days in november. retaliating after hamas militants fired long-range rockets across the border. forensic experts exhumed the body of yasser arafat to try to determine if he was poisoned eight years ago. north korean celebrated the firing of a long-range rocket into orbit. many believe the communist nation is advancing its nuclear technologies. taliban gunmen tried to assassinate a pakistani school girl who spoke out against them. but she survived and promised to keep fighting for the education of girls. 68,000 u.s. forces remain in afghanistan. is come a year after u.s. troop -- and a year after u.s. troops left iraq, more than 2,000 people died in ongoing violence. in ital
the arab spring triggered civil war in syria. more than 40,000 people died as rebels try to force out dictator assad. u.s. troops are now in neighboring turkey. the muslim brotherhood rose to power in egypt after the country's first free election. but hundreds of thousands are rejecting president morci's iron hand. israeli forces bombed gaza for eight straight days in november. retaliating after hamas militants fired long-range rockets across the border. forensic experts exhumed the body of...